1 Chapter 3
"Heero is that you?" Jade peered into the shadows, but couldn't see any of the features of the dark form from where he stood.
He couldn't bring himself to say anything. He didn't know what to say; she was beautiful. That was all that he was able to think. His mind chanted over and over about every detail of her beauty that was highlighted by the intense moonlight. "A celestial glow, perfect for such an angel." He thought. His mind dwelled on the way the moon shone off of her hair giving her a silver aura. Her eyes were bold blue and searching. Searching…? For him!
"Relena…" was all the perfect soldier could muster. He stepped out of the shadows and into her view. She had hoped that it was him, but she couldn't really believe it until she saw him. A rush of emotions overcame her as she looked at the man before her. He was gorgeous. His brown unruly hair was still the same, but almost everything else had changed. He had grown much taller, and he had filled out. She looked up into his Prussian blue eyes and smiled; Jeffery long forgotten.
"Where were you? Why are you here?" She said breathlessly as she tried to still the emotions coursing through her blood stream. She didn't know what to feel; she was confused on why he would be here, she was excited beyond belief that the man she loved was standing right in front of her once again. She could hardly help from reaching out to see if he was really there or not. "Heero?" she asked when he didn't answer her.
"I am here, Relena, to be a student. I did not know you were here." He said coldly, trying to mask the strange feelings he was going through.
"Oh, I see." She said, hurt and confused by his frigid reply. "I guess I need to get back to my room now. Kara and Mariah will get worried." She said as she turned so that he would not be able to read her eyes. She wanted to cry, but kept her eyes clear. She would not be weak in front of him. She promised herself that when she was only 16.
"I never said that was a bad thing, Relena." He said a bit softer, noticing her subdued demeanor. He took hold of her elbow as she was turning to leave and spun her gently back around to face him. "Would you like to continue this walk with me? We need to catch up on some things." He found himself easily slipping into a relaxed mood with her around.
She smiled at him and nodded. "I'd love to."
A small groan came from the ground as Jeffery came to. He looked up and saw Jade with Hayden and growled, "What the hell is going on?" Heero just looked at him as if he were the most insignificant parasite the world had ever seen. He towered over Jeffery, "You were just finishing your walk and going back to your dorm."
"The hell I was!" Jeffery was enraged. "Get the f*** away from my date, you pompous a**!" He stood and puffed up as big as he could. Heero was a bit smaller than Jeffery, but he knew he would have no trouble beating the moron. Heero pushed Relena behind him and prepared to fight. Relena saw that this was about to come to blows and quickly pulled Heero aside.
"Let him be, he doesn't know what he's getting into." She stated calmly so she could get her point across to Heero. Just then Jeffery kicked Heero's foot out from under him, but Heero quickly distributed his weight to his other foot. Hayden glared at Jeffery.
"You wanna fight? You got it." Heero swiftly kicked Jeffery hard in the stomach and sent him flying backwards. Jeffery stumbled back a few steps and bent over to catch his breath, which had coincidentally been knocked out of him. Heero waited for Jeffery to recover, so that it would be a bit fairer. Jeffery came barreling after Heero, who easily dodged the attack. He had forgotten that Relena was hiding behind him, though. Jeffery ran straight into her and punched her in the face. Heero saw red. He picked up Jeffery and started attacking him with a force so powerful that even Heero didn't know he possessed it. He backed Jeffery into a tree and continued to beat the low-life until he went limp and slumped onto the ground. Heero would have continued even then, if Relena had not stopped him. She saw him beating Jeffery mercilessly and pulled Heero back.
Heero came out of the haze of rage that had consumed him to see Relena's searching eyes locked on his. He then looked past her to see the bloodied pulp of Jeffery's form.
"I'm sorry." He said, ashamed of his inability to control himself. He looked back to her and found her cheek was swelling under right her eye, and it already had a purple mark where he had hit her. He moved to touch her cheek.
She drew in a sharp breath and jumped away as soon as his fingers glided lightly over her cheek. She had forgotten about the dulled ache. He looked at her worriedly.
"We need to get ice on this and let me have a look at it in better light." He stated protectively.
"It's just a bruise. It'll heal in time." She smiled at his tone.
"I don't care, I want to check it out. My dorm is about half a mile down this path, is it ok if we go there?" He looked at her questioningly. He didn't know if she would be comfortable in private with him.
He was considering her feelings; she didn't know what to say. He seemed to have changed so much from the boy she knew so long ago, but there was still a connection between them. She could feel it hovering in the air as she nodded her assent. On the way back, they were silent, but they didn't need words right now. They had eachother's company and that was all that the two required at the moment.
When they reached the dorm, Heero unlocked the door and walked into his room. Relena had to chuckle at the décor. Of course Heero would have a plain room, nothing of color or fun anywhere. She would have to spruce it up later as a joke on him. He turned swiftly and looked closely at her cheek. He was so close to her, she could smell him. He smelled of aftershave and peppermints. She found herself being propelled forward unconsciously. She was shocked back to reality when he pulled away to go get ice.
"Damn, what am I doing?" She chided herself under her breath, although she didn't really mind that much. Heero came back with an ice bag and held it to her sore cheek. She smiled a thank you to him and sat down on his bed. "So, Heero, what's been going on?"
"Nothing, I quit accepting missions and decided school was a good choice." He sighed. Heero bustled about the room doing nothing, but keeping himself busy. Keeping himself away from Relena. "And you, what's your story?"
She looked up at him surprised; she hadn't expected him to ask about her. "Well, I left. I couldn't take the pressures of making decisions for the whole world when I was only sixteen. I had no idea how to lead the world; I was just doing what I thought would be the best. But really all of my decisions were nothing but educated guesses and some really smart behind the scenes people. I just didn't know what to do with myself anymore. I wanted a semi-normal life. I found one here. No one knows who I really am, they all just think I'm another student. I like it here, it's nice to blend in." She looked up at him to gauge his response.
He smirked at her. "Actually, that's basically, exactly why I'm here."
She grinned. "Heero, thank you for helping me out tonight. I really appreciate it. I don't know what I would have done…" she looked down at the floor imagining what would have happened. Heero noticed this and quickly changed the subject.
"So, what classes are you taking?" Searching for any subject besides the one dwelling in her head.
"Oh, I uhm… have English Monday and Wednesdays at 3, Math at 4 on Thursdays and Fridays and other random art classes and things. And I'm on the track team!" Proudly smiling up at him from her vantagepoint on the bed as she said the last one.
Heero chuckled. "Is that so? Well, I was actually thinking about doing some sports. I don't know what though."
"Track! You'd love it. It really is great." She replied. Her eyes caught on the digital clock beside Heero's laptop. "Oh my God! It's 3 I told Kara I'd be back by 1 30! I have to leave. Oh, and by the way, I'm Jade Sommers. Nice to meet you." She smiled and offered her hand.
He took her hand with a small smile, "And I'm Hayden Carson. Hey Jade, can I see you again sometime?"
Her eyes widened at his unexpected response. "Sure… when?"
"Tomorrow, lunch?"
Her face lit up and she smiled as big as her swollen cheek would allow without much pain. "Certainly."
Heero walked her back to her dorm and said goodnight to her, completely oblivious of a pair of people with vicious intentions talking in the shadows of a magnolia tree.
A figure approached the slouching figure under the tree. "What happened Jeffery?" The figure said icily.
"She got away. Target unobtained."
"I don't like failure. Get her next time or I will personally see that you won't have another chance."
" Yes sir!" He picked himself off of the ground and saluted.
"Heero is that you?" Jade peered into the shadows, but couldn't see any of the features of the dark form from where he stood.
He couldn't bring himself to say anything. He didn't know what to say; she was beautiful. That was all that he was able to think. His mind chanted over and over about every detail of her beauty that was highlighted by the intense moonlight. "A celestial glow, perfect for such an angel." He thought. His mind dwelled on the way the moon shone off of her hair giving her a silver aura. Her eyes were bold blue and searching. Searching…? For him!
"Relena…" was all the perfect soldier could muster. He stepped out of the shadows and into her view. She had hoped that it was him, but she couldn't really believe it until she saw him. A rush of emotions overcame her as she looked at the man before her. He was gorgeous. His brown unruly hair was still the same, but almost everything else had changed. He had grown much taller, and he had filled out. She looked up into his Prussian blue eyes and smiled; Jeffery long forgotten.
"Where were you? Why are you here?" She said breathlessly as she tried to still the emotions coursing through her blood stream. She didn't know what to feel; she was confused on why he would be here, she was excited beyond belief that the man she loved was standing right in front of her once again. She could hardly help from reaching out to see if he was really there or not. "Heero?" she asked when he didn't answer her.
"I am here, Relena, to be a student. I did not know you were here." He said coldly, trying to mask the strange feelings he was going through.
"Oh, I see." She said, hurt and confused by his frigid reply. "I guess I need to get back to my room now. Kara and Mariah will get worried." She said as she turned so that he would not be able to read her eyes. She wanted to cry, but kept her eyes clear. She would not be weak in front of him. She promised herself that when she was only 16.
"I never said that was a bad thing, Relena." He said a bit softer, noticing her subdued demeanor. He took hold of her elbow as she was turning to leave and spun her gently back around to face him. "Would you like to continue this walk with me? We need to catch up on some things." He found himself easily slipping into a relaxed mood with her around.
She smiled at him and nodded. "I'd love to."
A small groan came from the ground as Jeffery came to. He looked up and saw Jade with Hayden and growled, "What the hell is going on?" Heero just looked at him as if he were the most insignificant parasite the world had ever seen. He towered over Jeffery, "You were just finishing your walk and going back to your dorm."
"The hell I was!" Jeffery was enraged. "Get the f*** away from my date, you pompous a**!" He stood and puffed up as big as he could. Heero was a bit smaller than Jeffery, but he knew he would have no trouble beating the moron. Heero pushed Relena behind him and prepared to fight. Relena saw that this was about to come to blows and quickly pulled Heero aside.
"Let him be, he doesn't know what he's getting into." She stated calmly so she could get her point across to Heero. Just then Jeffery kicked Heero's foot out from under him, but Heero quickly distributed his weight to his other foot. Hayden glared at Jeffery.
"You wanna fight? You got it." Heero swiftly kicked Jeffery hard in the stomach and sent him flying backwards. Jeffery stumbled back a few steps and bent over to catch his breath, which had coincidentally been knocked out of him. Heero waited for Jeffery to recover, so that it would be a bit fairer. Jeffery came barreling after Heero, who easily dodged the attack. He had forgotten that Relena was hiding behind him, though. Jeffery ran straight into her and punched her in the face. Heero saw red. He picked up Jeffery and started attacking him with a force so powerful that even Heero didn't know he possessed it. He backed Jeffery into a tree and continued to beat the low-life until he went limp and slumped onto the ground. Heero would have continued even then, if Relena had not stopped him. She saw him beating Jeffery mercilessly and pulled Heero back.
Heero came out of the haze of rage that had consumed him to see Relena's searching eyes locked on his. He then looked past her to see the bloodied pulp of Jeffery's form.
"I'm sorry." He said, ashamed of his inability to control himself. He looked back to her and found her cheek was swelling under right her eye, and it already had a purple mark where he had hit her. He moved to touch her cheek.
She drew in a sharp breath and jumped away as soon as his fingers glided lightly over her cheek. She had forgotten about the dulled ache. He looked at her worriedly.
"We need to get ice on this and let me have a look at it in better light." He stated protectively.
"It's just a bruise. It'll heal in time." She smiled at his tone.
"I don't care, I want to check it out. My dorm is about half a mile down this path, is it ok if we go there?" He looked at her questioningly. He didn't know if she would be comfortable in private with him.
He was considering her feelings; she didn't know what to say. He seemed to have changed so much from the boy she knew so long ago, but there was still a connection between them. She could feel it hovering in the air as she nodded her assent. On the way back, they were silent, but they didn't need words right now. They had eachother's company and that was all that the two required at the moment.
When they reached the dorm, Heero unlocked the door and walked into his room. Relena had to chuckle at the décor. Of course Heero would have a plain room, nothing of color or fun anywhere. She would have to spruce it up later as a joke on him. He turned swiftly and looked closely at her cheek. He was so close to her, she could smell him. He smelled of aftershave and peppermints. She found herself being propelled forward unconsciously. She was shocked back to reality when he pulled away to go get ice.
"Damn, what am I doing?" She chided herself under her breath, although she didn't really mind that much. Heero came back with an ice bag and held it to her sore cheek. She smiled a thank you to him and sat down on his bed. "So, Heero, what's been going on?"
"Nothing, I quit accepting missions and decided school was a good choice." He sighed. Heero bustled about the room doing nothing, but keeping himself busy. Keeping himself away from Relena. "And you, what's your story?"
She looked up at him surprised; she hadn't expected him to ask about her. "Well, I left. I couldn't take the pressures of making decisions for the whole world when I was only sixteen. I had no idea how to lead the world; I was just doing what I thought would be the best. But really all of my decisions were nothing but educated guesses and some really smart behind the scenes people. I just didn't know what to do with myself anymore. I wanted a semi-normal life. I found one here. No one knows who I really am, they all just think I'm another student. I like it here, it's nice to blend in." She looked up at him to gauge his response.
He smirked at her. "Actually, that's basically, exactly why I'm here."
She grinned. "Heero, thank you for helping me out tonight. I really appreciate it. I don't know what I would have done…" she looked down at the floor imagining what would have happened. Heero noticed this and quickly changed the subject.
"So, what classes are you taking?" Searching for any subject besides the one dwelling in her head.
"Oh, I uhm… have English Monday and Wednesdays at 3, Math at 4 on Thursdays and Fridays and other random art classes and things. And I'm on the track team!" Proudly smiling up at him from her vantagepoint on the bed as she said the last one.
Heero chuckled. "Is that so? Well, I was actually thinking about doing some sports. I don't know what though."
"Track! You'd love it. It really is great." She replied. Her eyes caught on the digital clock beside Heero's laptop. "Oh my God! It's 3 I told Kara I'd be back by 1 30! I have to leave. Oh, and by the way, I'm Jade Sommers. Nice to meet you." She smiled and offered her hand.
He took her hand with a small smile, "And I'm Hayden Carson. Hey Jade, can I see you again sometime?"
Her eyes widened at his unexpected response. "Sure… when?"
"Tomorrow, lunch?"
Her face lit up and she smiled as big as her swollen cheek would allow without much pain. "Certainly."
Heero walked her back to her dorm and said goodnight to her, completely oblivious of a pair of people with vicious intentions talking in the shadows of a magnolia tree.
A figure approached the slouching figure under the tree. "What happened Jeffery?" The figure said icily.
"She got away. Target unobtained."
"I don't like failure. Get her next time or I will personally see that you won't have another chance."
" Yes sir!" He picked himself off of the ground and saluted.